The meaning of Denigrates

ˈden.ɪ.ɡreɪt

Denigrates – definition

verb
Criticize unfairly; disparage.
Usage examples:
Doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country
Synonims:
Disparage Belittle Diminish Deprecate Cast aspersions on Decry Criticize unfairly Attack Speak ill of Speak badly of Blacken the character of Blacken the name of Give someone a bad name Sully

verb
To say that someone or something is not good or important

Denigrates translation into English

Denigrates: translate from English into Chinese

诋毁

Denigrates: translate from English into Dutch

Denigreert, Zwart maken, Bekladden, Beschimpen

Denigrates: translate from English into French

Dénigre, Dénigrer, Discréditer

Denigrates: translate from English into German

Verunglimpft, Verunglimpfen, Anschwärzen, Schlecht machen

Denigrates: translate from English into Hindi

बदनाम करना, कलंक लगाना, बदनामी लगाना, अपवाद करना, कलंकित करना, कलंक चढ़ाना

Denigrates: translate from English into Italian

Denigra, Denigrare

Denigrates: translate from English into Korean

폄하하다, 검게 하다

Denigrates: translate from English into Russian

Порочит, Порочить, Чернить, Клеветать

Denigrates: translate from English into Spanish

Denigra, Denigrar

Word origin

late Middle English (in the sense ‘blacken, make dark’): from Latin denigrat- ‘blackened’, from the verb denigrare, from de- ‘away, completely’ + nigrare (from niger ‘black’).

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Denigrates – similar words

denigrating

ˈden.ɪ.ɡreɪt

verb
Criticize unfairly; disparage.
Usage examples:
Doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country

verb
Present participle of denigrate
Usage examples:
You shouldn't denigrate people just because they have different beliefs from you.

All meanings and translations of Denigrating

denigrate

ˈden.ɪ.ɡreɪt

verb
Criticize unfairly; disparage.
Usage examples:
Doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country

verb
To say that someone or something is not good or important

All meanings and translations of Denigrate

Denigrates synonims

attack

verb
Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.
Usage examples:
In february the germans attacked verdun

noun
An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.
Usage examples:
He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb
An offensive against an enemy

All meanings and translations of Attack

belittle

verb
Dismiss (someone or something) as unimportant.
Usage examples:
She belittled amy's riding skills whenever she could

verb
To make an action or a person seem unimportant
Usage examples:
You gain nothing by belittling him and creating bad feelings.

All meanings and translations of Belittle

decry

dɪˈkraɪ

verb
Publicly denounce.
Usage examples:
They decried human rights abuses

verb
To publicly criticize something as being undesirable or harmful
Usage examples:
Mitchell decried the high rate of unemployment in the state.

All meanings and translations of Decry

disparage

dɪˈspær.ɪdʒ

verb
Regard or represent as being of little worth.
Usage examples:
He never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors

verb
To criticize someone or something in a way that shows a lack of respect
Usage examples:
He disparages his business competitors, saying they are all a bunch of amateurs compared to him., m…

All meanings and translations of Disparage

sully

verb
Damage the purity or integrity of.
Usage examples:
They were outraged that anyone should sully their good name

verb
To spoil something that is pure or someone's perfect reputation
Usage examples:
His reputation, he said, had been unfairly sullied by half-truths and innuendos., no speck of dirt …

All meanings and translations of Sully

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